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Politico: Campaign Calls Magazine Cover Art "Tasteless And Offensive"
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- 17 months ago the Democratics took control of congress and look what has happened since that time.
The Democractic lead congress has in only 17 months, killed the housing market, got gas prices up to $4.30
per gallon and the stock market closed below 11K, man the Dem''''''''s sure know how to help the little guy... Posted by Barocalto at 05:22 PM : Jul 15, 2008
*** You always try finding a way to blame the democrats for high gas.. I wonder who the gas and oil companies give money to???? The Republicans! Duh! The Republicans are the ones that want high gas prices so that they make more profit, heck, between bush and cheney, they own stocks in over 12 oil companies! Do you not see how much money they are making off of this? The Dems only have one more vote than the repubs in senate and congress anyways! - Reply to this comment
- The whole purpose behind satire is to make fun of something or someone
Posted by kevzgrl at 05:44 PM : Jul 15, 2008
*** Then why doesn''t the New Yorker have another cover with McCain surrounded by Mexican illegals and a flag in the background that says "United States Of Mexico"???? That would be funny and true if people would be dumb enough to vote for Amnesty Mccain. I don''t care if Obama is a muslim or not, I care more about having a president that would co-sponsor legislation to give amnesty to over 12 million illegals. That is complete lawlessness! That is insane! The Democrats aren''t even that far to the left. They only want to give citizenship to a few, Mccain wants to give amnesty to over 12 million! I hate Amnesty Mccain! Anyone other than Mccain! - Reply to this comment
- The whole purpose behind satire is to make fun of something or someone
Posted by kevzgrl at 05:44 PM : Jul 15, 2008
*** Then why doesn''t the New Yorker have another cover with McCain surrounded by Mexican illegals and a flag in the background that says "United States Of Mexico"???? That would be funny and true if people would be dumb enough to vote for Amnesty Mccain. I don''t care if Obama is a muslim or not, I care more about having a president that would co-sponsor legislation to give amnesty to over 12 million illegals. That is complete lawlessness! That is insane! The Democrats aren''t even that far to the left. They only want to give citizenship to a few, Mccain wants to give amnesty to over 12 million! I hate Amnesty Mccain! Anyone other than Mccain! - Reply to this comment
- Satire and sarcasm are generally not understood by people with a high school education or less or with an IQ of 95 or lower.
Posted by minnick8
Spoken like a true liberal. "Everyone else is just not that smart so we the liberal goverment must take care of you." - Reply to this comment
- many people will be more firmly convinced than ever that Senator Obama is a Muslim, and Mrs. Obama is a terrorist supporter. people will look at that cover and say "SEE - I KNEW there was something to all those things "They" say."
Posted by kevzgrl
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The magazine is written by liberals and if they think Obama is a Maxist then he must be. As far as Ms Obama goes she is also a maxist but the terrorist part was news to me... But it doesn''t surprise me. - Reply to this comment
- Obama is a Maxist and Michelle looks kind of hot with the tight jeans and affro.
I thought the American Flag instead of being in the fireplace should have had Obama lighting a big joint with it.... - Reply to this comment
- The whole purpose behind satire is to make fun of something or someone (in this case people''s xenophobic and bigoted perceptions of Senator and Mrs. Obama) Unfortunately, too many people who see the cover will not be able to grasp the fact that it IS satire, not fact, and will be more firmly convinced than ever that Senator Obama is a Muslim, and Mrs. Obama is a terrorist supporter. Those people will never accept that all the garbage they are reading and hearing about Sen. Obama''s religion and beliefs and lack of patriotism are just that - GARBAGE. Narrowminded people will look at that cover and say "SEE - I KNEW there was something to all those things "They" say." Sometimes, publishing something like this can do more harm than good, and I believe that is the case here.
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- 17 months ago the Democratics took control of congress and look what has happened since that time.
The Democractic lead congress has in only 17 months, killed the housing market, got gas prices up to $4.30
per gallon and the stock market closed below 11K, man the Dem''''s sure know how to help the little guy... - Reply to this comment
- The only difference between Osmama and Obama is BS.
this is the first of many cartoons of Obama. He better get used to it. First he says, don''t pick on my wife, she sticks her foot in her mouth and he gets upset. Then he says, don''t pick on my kids, yet he puts them out on an interview. Now he can''t have it both ways. Either we can talk about them or we can''t, but to put them out to campaign for him, then say they are off limits, that is just plain wrong.
Best thing about the cartoon, It''s Funny!! It has Aries, a person who is now proud of her country and a post turtle in it. - Reply to this comment
- Satire and sarcasm are generally not understood by people with a high school education or less or with an IQ of 95 or lower. Back in the early 70''s when Archie Bunker was on TV, his humor was supposed to be sarcasm, but it was found that his target audience identified with and agreed with the humor rather than seeing the sarcasm or the satire. Therefore, there are a lot of people who will take the pictures and article at face value and not see it for anything else. My guess is that was its real intention.
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